Harivamsa [text] [sanskrit]

76,857 words

The Sanskrit edition of the Harivamsa, an important addition to the larger epic Mahabharata, existing in several editions. The text deals with the ancient Indian Solar and Lunar dynasties leading and recounts the history of Krishna.

Verse 42.24

दृष्ट्वा तावसुरौ घोरौ महान्तौ युद्धदुर्मदौ ।
ब्रह्मणा ताडितो विष्णुः पद्मनालेन वै पुरा ।
उत्पपाताशु शयनात्पद्मनाभो महाद्युतिः ॥ २४ ॥

dṛṣṭvā tāvasurau ghorau mahāntau yuddhadurmadau |
brahmaṇā tāḍito viṣṇuḥ padmanālena vai purā |
utpapātāśu śayanātpadmanābho mahādyutiḥ || 24 ||

The English translation of Harivamsa Verse 42.24 is contained in the book Harivamsa Purana in 3 Volumes by Shanti Lal Nagar. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (42.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asura, Asuri, Ghora, Mahat, Mahanta, Yuddhadurmada, Brahman, Tadita, Vishnu, Padmanala, Pura, Pur, Shayana, Padmanabha, Mahadyuti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Harivamsa Verse 42.24). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “dṛṣṭvā tāvasurau ghorau mahāntau yuddhadurmadau
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • tāva -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asurau -
  • asura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asuri (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ghorau -
  • ghora (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahāntau -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yuddhadurmadau -
  • yuddhadurmada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “brahmaṇā tāḍito viṣṇuḥ padmanālena vai purā
  • brahmaṇā -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tāḍito* -
  • tāḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    taḍ -> tāḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √taḍ]
  • viṣṇuḥ -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • padmanālena -
  • padmanāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “utpapātāśu śayanātpadmanābho mahādyutiḥ
  • Cannot analyse utpapātāśu*śa
  • śayanāt -
  • śayana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śayana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • padmanābho* -
  • padmanābha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahādyutiḥ -
  • mahādyuti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahādyuti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Harivamsa Verse 42.24

Cover of edition (2012)

Harivamsa Purana
by Ras Bihari Lal and Sons (2012)

Set of 10 Volumes; Transliterated Text with English Translation; [5425 pages]

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Cover of edition (2021)

Shri Harivamsa Purana in Marathi
by Jitendra Nath Thakur (2021)

श्रीहरिवंशपुराण [Dharmik Prakashan Sanstha, Mumbai]

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Cover of edition (2012)

Shri Harivamsha Purana (Telugu)
by Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son (2012)

శ్రీ వారివంశవ్రరాణం [Gollapudi Veeraswamy Son]

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Preview of verse 42.24 in Telugu sript:
దృష్ట్వా తావసురౌ ఘోరౌ మహాన్తౌ యుద్ధదుర్మదౌ ।
బ్రహ్మణా తాడితో విష్ణుః పద్మనాలేన వై పురా ।
ఉత్పపాతాశు శయనాత్పద్మనాభో మహాద్యుతిః ॥ ౨౪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Harivamsa Purana in Gujarati
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2017)

હરિવંશપુરાણ

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Preview of verse 42.24 in Gujarati sript:
દૃષ્ટ્વા તાવસુરૌ ઘોરૌ મહાન્તૌ યુદ્ધદુર્મદૌ ।
બ્રહ્મણા તાડિતો વિષ્ણુઃ પદ્મનાલેન વૈ પુરા ।
ઉત્પપાતાશુ શયનાત્પદ્મનાભો મહાદ્યુતિઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

Harivansha Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Saraswati Prakashan, Belgaum (2021)

1568 pages

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Preview of verse 42.24 in Kannada sript:
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ತಾವಸುರೌ ಘೋರೌ ಮಹಾನ್ತೌ ಯುದ್ಧದುರ್ಮದೌ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣಾ ತಾಡಿತೋ ವಿಷ್ಣುಃ ಪದ್ಮನಾಲೇನ ವೈ ಪುರಾ ।
ಉತ್ಪಪಾತಾಶು ಶಯನಾತ್ಪದ್ಮನಾಭೋ ಮಹಾದ್ಯುತಿಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

Cover of edition (2013)

Shri Harivamsa Purana (Narayani Language)
by Ramtej Pandey (2013)

With Commentary (Set Of 3 Volumes); Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; [Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan]

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